Hair reflects the condition of Health

Does our hair could be a general indication of health conditions? Maybe. Some health conditions and treatments will affect the body as well as on the hair.

Dandruff

Dandruff is not contagious. However, how the powder-white powder may appear in the hair is still not clear properly. One theory states penyebabkan because of excessive fungal growth. Other causes of skin that is too dry or very oily.

Although dandruff is not harmful to health, but dandruff can also be one of the symptoms of psoriasis. To reduce the piles of dandruff or dead skin cells, use anti-dandruff shampoo every day. Leave the shampoo for five minutes before flushing.

Yellow flakes

If you find bits of dandruff in head-shaped yellowish and oily, you might suffer from seborrheic dermatitis. This is an inflammation of the skin condition that occurs when our skin has many oil glands.

Seborrheic dermatitis related to hormones and also conditions the fungus. Some cases could be due to neurological disease factors. Similar to ordinary dandruff treatment, ie use of anti dandruff shampoo. In more severe cases, consult a dermatologist.

Fall out

Experts say our hair will fall out normally around 100 strands each day. This is a natural thing because 90 percent of 100,000 hair follicles we have will always grow back. Approximately 10 percent will be in a phase of rest (telogen), and will fall out after 2-3 months and replaced by new hair. And so on.

Resting phase (telegon) can happen because of something that is shocking the body systems, such as surgery, childbirth, diet, stress, or thyroid problems. Two months later, the hair will start falling, but most will grow back.

Bald spot

Disturbances in the immune system can make the immune system attacking our own body. When the attack hair follicles, alopecia areata is called, can cause hair loss in one specific part (hair bald spot) or fall off entirely.

Typical male baldness

Most cases of hair loss in men caused by heredity. This type of derivative known as hereditary baldness alopecia. Clear signs are pullback hairline, growing bald spot at the center of the hair or both.

Dull Hair

Too often exposed to sunlight can cause the hair to be dry, stiff, and branching. If your hair is thin at first, sun exposure can damage the scalp. Therefore, select hair care products that have sun protection.

Excessive hair, such as the use of a hairdryer, bleaching, coloring, even comb my hair too often can damage the cuticle layer of hair and make it dry and dull.

Terrible Effects Electrocuted

Electric shock can be a scary thing for anyone, because if the high-voltage or prolonged can cause death. Any injury suffered by the people who electrocuted?

Electricity is one of the requirements for helping a variety of activities. But if someone is not careful in its use, it is actually useful things could endanger yourself and those around him.

As quoted from HowStuffWorks, Monday (05/24/2010) the human body is a conductor (electrically conductive) that is very good, because about 70 percent of the human body consists of water.

This makes it very easy flow of electricity through the human body in seconds. The higher the electric current and long accepted by the body, the more serious injuries caused.

Regardless of the electricity received by the body still cause shock or vibration. But this stress can sometimes be felt by someone but there is also not felt by the body.

Minimal small electrical shocks can cause a person experience headaches, fatigue or muscle spasms, unconsciousness, and shortness of breath while temporary.

But if it lasts a long time or in high voltage can cause burns, vision loss, brain damage, heart attack, stop breathing and death.

If someone was in shock for a moment, it will only cause pain. But if the voltage is high enough can also be fatal, although only a few seconds. For example if the flow reaches 100 mA, the possibility can cause death in just over two seconds.

A person will only be able to survive on less electrical current than 10 mA, because they still have control over the muscles of the arm. If more than that, chances are they have no control anymore. This makes a person not be able to release electrical equipment (increasingly tightened its grip on power tools), so that electricity will become stronger through the body and cause serious injuries.

The electrical current can cause severe damage to the body more, but sometimes not visible to the eye. A person may experience internal bleeding, damage to tissue, nerves and muscles that cause injury or even hidden. However, if the voltage is too high, then death is inevitable.

If there is someone who is electrocuted, you should not touch the person because the electricity can move in and make both the shock together.

Use tools that do not deliver electricity to drive the victim or revoke a stop contact. After a disposable towel dry off to check his breathing and immediately seek medical help.

Frequently Experiencing "Flow", More Prosperous

We all want to be happy and feel the satisfaction in life. We expect a psychic prosperous life. For that, there is one simple thing that is necessary but may rarely we do, that is to enjoy what we do to achieve flow.

Every day we are faced with the task or the target to be achieved within a certain deadline. Many things can be the cause of our time trapped in a situation of being chased. Maybe because it pushed the economy needs, the many roles that embrace, become part of a system that prioritizes speed, etc..

In addition, some of us may be faced with the task more of a monotonous, boring. There are also brothers and sisters who are always faced with a stressful task, such as working in the midst of the noise or hot furnace in a steel mill, etc..

Various circumstances that cause us seldom able to enjoy what we are doing. As a result of further, perhaps we are experiencing stress, mental fatigue, or even burn-out.

This situation is clearly far from the picture of happiness or life satisfaction that we recall. To be more able to feel more prosperous psychic (satisfied and happy) we should have more experience flow when doing something, that is by enjoying it.

Flow, What is it?

Flow of course not equal to fly, but two things seem related. When someone does something, like listening to favorite music with tasteful pleasures, his consciousness changed. He no longer feels itself as separate things with the music.

Self-absorbed with something that was done, that's flow! During the time of such symptoms is sometimes called a fly (fly). In fact, fly has a connotation of flying conditions for using drugs. Now, flow and fly is similar, but not the same.

Flow start investigated by Csikszentmihalyi in 1975, and are now starting to become a popular topic in conjunction with Crash Psychology Positive Psychology (Psychology that focuses on strength and psychological well-being of humans). Csikszentmihalyi researching this in the context of his research on the psychological well-being. After interviewing more than 200 respondents, Csikszentmihalyi gave birth to the definition of flow as follows:

Flow describes a holistic sensation that happen when we take action with the full involvement ... It is a condition in which the action for the current action by the internal logic that seems to not require the intervention of consciousness in us. We experience it as a unified flowing from one moment to the next moment, in which we feel is in control of our actions, and in this case there is little difference between self and environment, between stimulus and response; or between past, present, and the future. (Csikszentmihalyi, in Compton, 2005)

In his study of people in America and Europe, Csikszentmihalyi found that about 20 percent of the respondents who claimed to have experience flow frequently, sometimes several times a day. Only about 15 percent of respondents who claimed to have never had a flow experience, and also very little of respondents who experienced an intensive flow.

The respondents who experienced flow, either an intensive or medium, recognizes the strong link between the flow of psychological well-being. Flow feels very good and is an element of fun / joy / pleasure.

Flow and Self-Actualization

People who have self-actualization is a person who has been developing its potentialities. According to Maslow's research results, the stage of self-actualization can only be achieved if the individual has satisfied the four lower level needs (physiological, safety, love, appreciation) and upholds the Being-values. Being-values consists of 14 values / needs. One of them is the value / need without the effort (effortlessness).

Now, about those values we now see more clearly in the phenomenon of the flow. As described in the definition above, the flow is a condition in which the action for the current action by the internal logic without the need for awareness, and we feel we are in control of these actions. Clearly, this condition is the condition without any effort.

In people who have self-actualization, a state without this effort into the value or necessity. They continue to develop expertise or skills, in order to reach a state without any effort. Thus, it can be concluded that those who have self-actualization more experienced flow.

In a state of less skilled to do something that's our job, we will feel what we do to solve this task as something that management efforts. Like when operating the computer program that is not that familiar, learn strumming his guitar, we do so with great effort, without being able to enjoy it. Such circumstances do not allow us to experience flow.

Well, at first glance we have seen that the flow associated with mastering a challenging activity and requires skill. This is one of the prerequisites to be able to actualize themselves.

Flow Increase Psychological Welfare

Csikszentmihalyi in his book in 1990 stating that the quality of our lives is determined by our ability to control our consciousness. The ability to produce regularity and greater psychological well-being. Conversely, lack of ability to control the disturbance of consciousness will result in dissatisfaction and a variety of conditions.

The definition of control (control) in this case are learned skills that include a balanced regulation of thoughts, emotions, behavior, and attention. Flow helps create order in the consciousness of this kind. That is why flow is considered as a state that produces psychological welfare.

The ability to control awareness and increase the likelihood of optimal experience that will increase the sense of winning (the sense of Mastery), a sense of participating in life, and the ability to determine the content of life from one event to another event.

Csikszentmihalyi observed what happened along with the experience of flow after flow experience. He explained that during the flow, the increase in welfare due to more efficient organization of consciousness. During the flow, the available information in accordance with the purpose of consciousness, and in that condition the psychic energy will flow without effort.

Csikszentmihalyi states: "When information is entered in the consciousness of harmony with our objectives, the psychic energy to flow without the need of the business. Thus, part of the experience of flow is the reduction of internal conflicts that exist among different objectives. After going flow, there is increased awareness further. In addition there is a feeling that the self becomes more integrated. "

Csikszentmihalyi believes that the ability to be fully absorbed and the condition of interest in daily experience is one important ingredient for happiness and experience the fullness of life. He said that the first step to better enjoy life is to learn to make up their daily activities to gain valuable experience.

Meant to engineer everyday experience by Csikszentmihalyi is acting as much as possible by finding the best balance between skill and challenge.

Similar Burnt Cigarettes, Perhaps Fire Pox

If your child's skin appears reddish spots like burnt cigarettes, maybe it was smallpox fire. Smallpox fire (impetigo) was not as popular as chicken pox. Some call it monkey pox. Smallpox is caused by germs or bacteria and can come suddenly. Personal hygiene is very important factor in the smallpox outbreak of fire.

Although a person exposed to smallpox ever before, according to Dr. Ratna Komala Dewi MKes GDSS, there might be exposed to chickenpox again with smallpox type of fire. Actually if a good body resistance and no excessive amount of germs, skin safe because the skin and natural holes, like the mouth, nose, and rectum, there are various types of germs that live and multiply (multiplication), known as colonization.

"In certain circumstances, eg, decreased endurance, such as in infants, especially premature, this colonization can lead to disease and infection occurs," said Dr. Ratna. Smallpox is caused by fire Staphlyllococcus gram-positive bacteria, especially Staphlycoccus aureus and Streptococcus.

Predisposing factors which facilitate the emergence of smallpox or the fire is less hygiene, immune deficiencies, such as chronic illness, malnutrition, or are there other diseases in the skin that causes disturbed function of skin protection.

"The disease smallpox fire occurred only on layers of skin hides," he said. Usually not accompanied by symptoms of infection in the human body, such as fever, pain, and lethargic.

As with cigarettes burnt

Chickenpox has a characteristic of the fire, which appeared reddish in skin and skin-like bubbles that tersundut cigarettes. Maybe this explains why the fire is called chickenpox. These bubbles on the skin filled with fluid or pus yellowish white and fragile.

Besides easily broken, the fire also smallpox is contagious. Unlike the smallpox transmission of water through the respiratory tract. If the child is exposed to smallpox and then fire cacarnya scratching scratching other body parts healthy, fast parts of the body will be infected.

Hence, children who had chickenpox fire forbidden scratching the infected body part. Carded earlier parts of the body will be injured. If the wound is not treated, will make the skin become infected and rot.

"If it occurs in newborns, the infection can spread throughout the body via the bloodstream. The disorder accompanied by fever and cause serious infection," said a specialist in skin and venereal Hospital Haji Pondok Gede this.

Because of different causes, treatment of chickenpox and smallpox fire is also different. However, there are also similarities between the two, which cause scars if broken. Chickenpox is more severe type of scar.

Given smallpox fire caused by bacteria, handling with antibiotics. Noteworthy is also continuing to maintain hygiene self or herself with good hygiene to avoid contracting smallpox fire.

Fat in Stomach Related to Dementia

Piles of fat in the abdomen during the time only associated with the risk of heart disease. However, scientists recently said that fat in the stomach also increases the risk of dementia (senility).

Of the 733 study participants were known to people who have abdominal fat pile of total brain volume was smaller. The results of this study strengthen the various research stating that obese people suffer from dementia more risky. Although this study specifically said abdominal fat is more influential than the total fat in the body.

"The message from this study is, if you feel a reason to reduce fat in the abdomen is to prevent heart disease and stroke, is now growing again the reason, namely dementia," said Dr. Sudha Seshadri of Boston University School of Medical.

In his research, Seshadri and his team measured the abdominal fat using computed tomographi (CT) scan. With this powerful tool can know the amount of abdominal fat (visceral fat) and fat under the skin, called subcutaneous fat.

The respondents were also measured body mass index, including hip and thigh circumference. The most obvious linkage of abdominal fat and brain size. Those who have more abdominal fat brain size smaller.

All of the respondents did not have dementia, but from different study found people who have smaller brain volume and the risk of suffering from dementia will get bad results when administered tests of cognitive ability.

Dementia is a common symptom of decline in cognitive function. There are many factors that cause this disease. One is damage to brain cells caused by the accumulated plaque in brain.

Scientists suspect that excess fat will trigger an inflammatory reaction in the body, ie an immune response that causes the pressure in the body. Chronic inflammation that causes heart disease. This is believed to give the same effect on the brain.

Urban Pollution Causing Hypertension

Living in areas of high urban air pollution could trigger a rise in blood pressure. Sources of pollution can come from motor vehicles, dust, or pollutants from power plants.

Researchers conducted a study of 5000 people on the occurrence of heart disease. The analysis was done by looking at the impact of air pollution on blood pressure between 2000 and 2003.

"Air pollution not only trigger the occurrence of heart attacks and strokes, but also influence the occurrence of the disease process," said Dr. Barbara Hoffman, lead researcher.

High blood pressure is a risk factor ateroklerosis or hardening of blood vessels that lead to heart disease and stroke. From previous studies have found that increased air pollution will increase blood pressure, but long-term impact is unknown.

High blood pressure is often referred to as the killer in disguise. The risk lies in long-term damage caused by the disease. High blood pressure is a major cause of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, dementia, and died young.

There is no cure for high blood pressure, but this condition can be prevented and treated. Lifestyle changes and medication, if necessary, can help control blood pressure and maintain it at a safe level.

Train Children to be Creative

Everyone knows that creativity is the capital to survive and succeed in life. The following points form the inspiration for creative children:

1. Select an appropriate pattern of care. No need to control and minimize restrictions. That way, children find the freedom to create.
   
2. Do not engage in criticism of the deadly. If you want, give constructive correction. "Wow great, nice plane. Only, if you want to fly higher and error to make his wings a bit older."
   
3. Give a sense of security and confidence. With this child would be a bold, no doubt, courage to make decisions, take risks, and responsible.
   
4. Respect your children's work. Like what form? Enough with positive words, give a sincere compliment, or occasionally may give a gift.
   
5. Give me a challenge. In this way, children will "squeeze" the brain to find a way out. His brain will continue to be stimulated to think creatively, likes challenges, and mastering certain skills.
   
6. Does not spoil the child. Provide a sense of compassion was necessary, but do not have to spoil him. Besides making children lazy, creativity can also stagnate.
   
7. Establish good communication. This is the key to the success of forming a creative child. If we connect and understand the communication a child, what we want or strive to be reflected in the child's efforts.
   
8. It often provides an option in children. With these children will be accustomed and conditioned to be able to judge something, selective, careful, and make a consideration. Some of the following actions can be tried:
   • Give children the freedom to choose when we buy something.
   • Avoid the "wrong" or "no" in every word. Better to say, "should", "less true" and similar words indicating the existence of other alternatives.
   • Recognize the child's opinion.
     
9. Do not underestimate kids. Maybe because the thought is still too small, children are not considered to exist. So, engage children in discussion, sharing, or ask her to do activities together. That way there will be much input that children receive, he will also have a lot of material that would make it creative.

Heart Attack Not Affect Sex

Patients who had experienced a heart attack in general worry to have sex because it did not want rushed to the hospital again. In fact, the risk of heart attack while making love is actually very small.

"Heart attack should not hinder a person to enjoy sex. Moreover, the risk for a heart attack while having sex again is very small," said Dr. Edward Havranek, kardiologis from Denver Health Medical Center.

He added that the amount of physical activity, issued a person when having sex actually smaller than expected. "Much smaller than the snow," he said.

The experts from the Mayo Clinic says, pressure on the heart during intercourse may be said almost the same as walking quickly or climbing stairs. Therefore, sexual activity should be conducted like any other activity, be careful but do not be afraid.

The topic of sexual relations pascaserangan this heart become one of the topics discussed at a meeting of heart experts American Heart Association.

The doctors say, have sex safely after the patient feel comfortable and can do a little exercise, or be able to go up two flights of stairs. If chest pain arises, it is a sign you should stop and consult your doctor.

In a study of 1184 men and 576 women aged 60 years and never had a heart attack in mind, one heart pascaserangan year, two-thirds of male respondents and 40 percent of respondents said women remain sexually active.

The men are generally more sexually active and trying to keep his sex life after a heart attack. However, most patients say they dare to have sex if the doctors declared them safe for the heart.

Talc Powder Can Cause Cancer?

Talc is still widely used especially mothers rubbed to their babies in the body. But several studies have shown that talc trigger cancer. How is the truth?

Talcum powder produced from the mineral called talc or magnesium trisillicate. In its natural form, talc found in the form of rock and is known to contain asbestos fibers minutes especially. Process must be done to separate this content from the stone is not easy.

As quoted from buzzle, Saturday (22/05/2010), a study showed that the asbestos as one of the material contained in the carcinogenic talc, which can cause various types of cancer in long-term use.

There may be various kinds of powder used. Yet studies show that the use of powder that is too often can lead to the development of two types of cancer are lung cancer and ovarian cancer.

Actually in 1973, the food and drug watchdog USA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) to design a resolution to limit the amount of asbestos-like fibers in cosmetic powder. However, there is never a decision that was made for a range of cosmetic talc in the powder.

Talcum powder and lung cancer

One study claims that often inhale the powder can cause lung cancer. Women who use talcum powder also been warned against its use on a regular basis. This is not only putting babies at risk of cancer, but also for the people around him who inhaled this talcum powder.

In addition, talc is also used as material for making anti-flea powder on your dog, and it found dangerous for both pets and families living together.

This is mainly due to the very small asbestos particles in powder form and thus easily inhaled into the lungs. This condition can certainly trigger the inflammatory reaction (inflammation), which later may develop into cancer.

Meanwhile, while further research is carried out, the miners found large amounts of talc has been diagnosed with lung cancer. This is due to the job a person requires constant contact with the talc. It also found that talc has not been processed will be far more dangerous than a final product to the consumer.

Talcum powder and ovarian cancer

Studies on this subject is still a bit vague and needs clarification. Based on large-scale research study, the use of talcum powder by a woman in the genitals can cause these particles into the ovaries and cause ovarian cells multiply rapidly. This condition is one of the main characteristics of the cancer.

But it also depends on how much powder is used, the estimated risk of ovarian cancer will increase if the frequent use of talcum powder.

As quoted from Cancer.org, Saturday (05/22/2010) a prospective study (generally considered the most informative) was published in 2000 which found no effect overall with ovarian cancer, but increased the risk by 40 percent in one particular type from invasive serous cancers.

While associated with lung cancer, one study found no increased risk of lung, but other studies found no increased risk.

Studies on the use of talc is personalized so that gives inconsistent results, although some support increased cancer risk. But for a man accustomed to using the powder, there's nothing wrong to consider avoiding or not use powder containing talc.

Datuk Dr Nor Ashikin Mokhtar, consultant obstetrician & gynecologist from the Star was quoted as saying to the scientific research can provide a better answer, then it is up to individuals to make their own decisions about the use of talcum powder.

"We must remember that not necessarily every grain of powder is carcinogenic because it depends on the level of asbestos fiber-like powder that is used," he said.

According Dr Nor one alternative to talc powder is to use corn starch that does not contain talc. Corn starch is not related to any form of cancer and more easily broken down by the body, such as powder.

Consult with your pediatrician if it is safe to use baby powder on babies and children.

Eating Yogurt Every Day, Illness Go

Parents who want to suppress the disease coughs, stomach pain, or infection in their children, it is recommended to provide probiotic-rich yogurt every day.

Probiotics are living microorganisms in food supplements that have beneficial effects for the body to improve balance in the digestive tract mikroorganisem. If the balance is disturbed, bad bacteria will increase and cause health problems.

A study conducted by a team of scientists from Georgetown University Medical Center on 600 children aged 3-6 years showed that both Lactobasillus casei strains of bacteria have a positive effect to counteract a variety of infectious diseases.

The children in the study were given daily yogurt contains good bacteria for three months. At the end of the study found the risk of gastrointestinal infection, 24 percent lower and 18 percent lower respiratory tract infections than children who drank regular yogurt.

Nevertheless, this study did not explain in detail how to ward off infection as probiotics work is not done research in the laboratory. Conclusions are based on reports from parents of children that.

Responding to the results of this study, Dr.Clifford Bassett, medical director of the Allergy and Asthma Center, New York, U.S., said further research is still needed. "There is still no guarantee if the consumption of probiotics in different doses and other age groups of respondents would give the same results," he said.

This Mother Reveal Six Twins Baby

A mother gave birth to six babies had twins or sextuplets in Hospital Oxfordshire, England. Vicky Lamb was first listed himself as the mother who gave birth to sextuplets in the United Kingdom within a period of more than 25 years.

A team of doctors and nurses managed to spend four baby girls and two boys from the stomach Vicky on Friday (05/14/2010) or 14 weeks earlier than normal birth projections. The tiniest babies weighing weighs only 600 grams, whereas the largest weighing 905 grams. The six babies were still being treated intensively in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

Vicky and her husband, Andy Lamb, lived in Oxfordshire. They also have dikarunai a five-year-old daughter. Not yet known whether the birth of sextuplets was assisted by fertility treatments or IVF.

"The next few days will be critical times. Infants born premature need much special care. They will receive intensive treatment from a specialist at this time and their condition is monitored constantly," said Dr. Kenny McCormick, neonatolog consultant, as quoted by the Telegraph, Friday (21/05/2010).

The world's births are rare sextuplets, only one of the 4.5 million pregnancies. Despite medical advances allowing premature babies to survive, the birth of sextuplets last in the UK occurred in 1983.

Six twin daughters born to the couple Graham and Janet Walton was the first sextuplets are all still alive. Couples who live in Liverpool Walton had undergone fertility treatments for years before finally blessed with Hannah, Lucy, Ruth, Sarah, Kate, and Jenny.

Last year, the world also noted the U.S. origin woman Nadya Suleman who gave birth to eight children (octuplets) in California. In May last year in Ireland, the birth of sextuplets is also experienced and Nuala Conway Austin couple who gave birth to four boys and two girls.

Three years ago, a Russian woman gave birth to five baby twins (quintuplets). Vavara Artamkin (29) gave birth to Elizaveta, Alexandra, Nadezhda, Tatiana and Varvara 14 weeks early in November 2007.

Cholesterol Drug Have Many Side Effects

Apparently the doctors have started to be careful to prescribe a statin, one of the cholesterol-lowering drugs. Recent research proves, these drugs have some side effects including kidney failure and liver disorders.

Among doctors in internal medicine, statins are relatively commonly prescribed to treat heart and blood vessels. The drug works by inhibiting the formation of cholesterol in the liver, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack.

Side effects of this drug has been known is a disorder of muscle (myopathi). But recently, researchers from the University of Nottingham, revealed that the side effects of these drugs much more than unknown so far.

The study involved 2 million patients, including 226 000 first-time patients who use statins. Observations conducted during the period January 2002 until June 2008.

On each of 10 000 female patients, statin use causes 74 cases of liver function disturbances, acute renal failure 23, and 39 muscle problems. In men, the figure is almost similar except the number of patients who experienced more muscle problems.

However, some positive effects also revealed, among others, the number of patients who experience heart disease is reduced 271 people at every 10,000 people. In addition, statins also reduce the risk of developing cancer in patients.

Related revealed many side effects, Dr. Alawi A. Alsheikh-Ali of the Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Abu Dhabi, denied that the use of statins will be banned. According to the study was not to frighten.

"The risk of liver disorders and kidney failure balanced by the effectiveness of statins to overcome heart disease and reduce the risk of cancer. As long as the ratio between risk and profit are balanced, there is no reason not to use statins," said Alsheikh-Ali.

Patients who were using statins to treat the disease are suggested to stay calm, and continue treatment. Patients who do have the risk of these side effects, it is recommended to keep up with changes in lifestyle.

Doctors Must Respect if Patients Want Fast to Dead

Patients who have chronic illness or have an advanced stage sometimes wanted the death by refusing treatment. Now doctors in England could be blamed if it does not respect the wishes of patients.

This new announcement published a council which is responsible for the problem in the UK medical profession, the General Medical Council (GMC).

GMC announced the doctors should allow patients who have advanced stage for refusing to eat and drink if the patient does not want a treatment that could prolong her life, and must comply with the 'living will of' patients who have previously determined that the patient does not want revived.

In addition doctors should also follow the patient's desire to communicate through friends or relatives who have been determined in the power law.

But the new rules were reaping a variety of responses. Pro-life doctor who claimed discomfort with these regulations and advised that it had exceeded the limits too far.

This condition is a response to new laws such as the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which gives legal status to 'living will from'.

Last year cases of Kerrie Wooltorton (26 years), sparked controversy after he used the conditions of 'living will from' to tell doctors not to save his life after he poisoned himself.

Doctors should not mmebiarkan views himself and his religion interfere with these guidelines, though doctors can pull away from patient care. But doctors should seek a second medical opinion prior to advocate withdrawal from drinking and nutrition.

"This assumption is usually going to ask someone to take all reasonable steps in order to prolong the life of the patient. But there is no absolute obligation to prolong life regardless of the consequences and the views of patients, if they knew or could find out," said the GMC, as quoted from the Telegraph , Friday (05/21/2010).

Doctors asked to make decisions about patient care by looking at best interests of patients. And sometimes the desire of patients before treatment could be the deciding factor as what is desired by the patient.

Dr Peter Saunders of Christian Medical Fellowship said many patients who are approaching the end of his life not able to say with a clear change in its intention. Therefore, physicians should be alert to the danger if a rule in a hurry prepared and incomplete information about the disease and thus affects the doctor's decision.

Meanwhile, Dominica Roberts, chairman of the Pro-Life Alliance reveal that everyone has the right to refuse treatment. But the need for food and water to extend life is not a treatment but a form of caring.

Meanwhile, according to Dr Tony Calland from the British Medical Association is involved in the development of these guidelines GMC said the proposed guidelines are clear. This rule is about the need to work together with patients to ensure that the patient required a fair, dignified and without prejudice.

"Approximately 80 percent of people who die each year from age 65 years and over, but parents are often experiencing maintenance disregard his desire to end his life," said Michelle Mitchell from Age UK.

Condoms with Pope Picture Distributed for Free

A condom manufacturer in the Netherlands, will distribute free condoms 2000 picture of a pope. Although not showing the face, the picture was mentioned very similar to the figure of Pope Benedict XVI.

Distribution of 'Condoms Pope' was made to convey some message. Among these are the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, and the attitude of the Roman Catholic Church which opposes contraception.

Throne holder of the highest figures in the hierarchy of the Catholic church was found on a condom wrapper. The figure of the whale with arms wide open up were framed with the inscription "I SAID NO! We say YES!".

De Condoomfabriek, the factory that produces condoms will distribute them for free this weekend. Her show will take place at a Roman Catholic church.

The idea to create a 'Condom Pope' joke sparked by a British foreign ministry delivered to Pope Benedict XVI via a memo. Pope asked to launch the branded condoms 'Benedict' during a visit to England.

Joke's time to make diplomatic relations between England and the Vatican tightened, until the British finally delivered his apology last April.

Awareness of men wearing condoms need to be accompanied by a high awareness of the threat of various diseases would also like gonnore, clamydia, syphilis, HIV and others.

Condoms are not promoted to legalize free sex, but to protect innocent people, like the wife whose husband has a disease or to delay pregnancy.

Sex: Only Three Times a year!

This year she and her husband only three times in sexual relationships. Fatigue is the reason, home office was the afternoon. The problem is, why are others who are busy too can still have sex more often?

"I am a 40-year-old wife, the husband of 43 years. We've been married for 15 year and has two children. From a year ago, we very rarely have sex. Only three times we have sex for a year now, and it was very short.

We were both busy, so time to go home in the afternoon already exhausted. Wanted a break and play with children. Husband says no problem not having sex because of fatigue.

I once wondered whether our normal lives like this. I've been chatting with two friends in the office who was two years older than me and her husband are also older. The question is, why are they still often have sex with her husband? In fact he said that a week is not related, they had been longing, all the more her husband.

My friend did not believe it when my husband and I very rarely have sex because we were younger age. What makes me a little worried because my friend said, 'Do-do husband play outside. "Although my friend was joking, I got to thinking, what a husband so true.

Please explain, if the fair if the husband just wants to have sex three times in a year? Is it possible that husbands play outside like my friend said? Is fair if I did not want to have sex in a long time?

Are my husband and I need to get treatment? Which is considered normal, and my husband or my friend and her husband's? "

S.G., Malang

Couples context

Sexual life should always be viewed in the context of the couple. That is, do not just look at the sexual life of self-interest or couples only, but common interests as a couple. Therefore, the sexual life of couples do not have the same one with the sex lives of other couples.

If you compare your sex life with friends work together and it turned out differently, it's very fair. Various factors that affect your sex life and husband of course not the same as the factors that influence your friend and partner. But of course we can provide assessment, sexual life which is more reasonable.

Frequency of intercourse is influenced by several factors on both sides. First, the sexual drive. Second, other sexual functions. Third, the quality of previous sexual relationships. Fourth, the attraction of the couple.

If these factors support, frequency of sexual intercourse frequently. Conversely, if these factors inhibit, the frequency becomes rare.

The frequency of sexual relations you and your husband must have considered rare because only three times in a year. Certainly far different from your friends at the office. Thank God if it is desired along with her husband. The problem is, why it rarely happens that frequency?

Try it you see the four factors above. How do you and your husband's sex drive? What about the other sexual function in yourself and your husband, like vagina and erect penis perlendiran? How does the quality of previous sexual relationships, whether fun or not? How did your interest are physically and psychologically to the husband and vice versa?

Do not be left

Physical fatigue is one cause of decreased sexual drive and other sexual functions. However, if fatigue to cause a result in everyday life, there is a disturbance to yourself and your husband. This situation must not be permitted because it is a manifestation of physical or psychological disorder that exists.

Your concern about a husband who had sexual intercourse with another woman, I do not think too much. That possibility could happen. However, if he's susceptible to interference, which inhibits one of the above factors, the concern should not have happened.

Basically the agreement of husband and wife should be in the grip of sexual life. Of course, this agreement must be based on honesty and not to interfere with either party.

Good a deal you and your husband just home based on honesty and not cause trouble for you and him. If it is based on dishonesty, your concern is what happens.

Try to communicate better about your sex life and husband very rarely is. Find out why this happened. If it is true because it was always tired, need to know is there a disorder that causes fatigue is in addition to their daily work. These problems must be overcome in order to be better sexual function.

Pregnant Woman Must Dental Check

Hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy have a big impact on dental health of pregnant women. Not infrequently pregnant women have swollen gums that bleed easily. Problems with bad teeth can also affect the fetus.

"Changes in hormones due to pregnancy may lead to some changes in the condition of the mouth. One of them is the problem of the gums," said Dr. Homa Amini in the publication of research results published in the journal General Dentistry.

Gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) occurs because of a buildup of plaque that causes inflammation in the gums. Plaque that is not cleaned will save so many bacteria. Problems with other gums are gums bleed easily, swollen gums, pain in the gums, and teeth are easy to shake.

If gingivitis is not addressed, could cause more serious problems or periodontitis. This condition can increase the risk of premature babies or babies born with low weight.

"Patients often delay dental care due to security reasons, although routine dental care during pregnancy is safe enough," said Amini. Quoting data in the United States, only a third of pregnant women who visited the dentist when pregnant.

Although rare, hormonal changes can cause tumors in the mouth. These tumors usually arise in early pregnancy and disappears after birth. However, surgery to remove the tumor needs to be done if there is bleeding or interfere with comfort while eating.

Pregnant women also need to look clean his teeth because the early symptoms of morning sickness in pregnancy causes increase of the degree of acidity in the mouth that lead to cavities. Therefore, immediately clean the teeth with a brush or rinse after experiencing vomiting.

Ginger Relieve Muscle Pain

Ginger plant has long been known as a traditional medicine and cooking spices. It was a bit spicy able to give effect to warm the body. Based on recent research, ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) ate relieve muscle pain caused by sports.

One of the properties of ginger are most often discussed is its ability to increase endurance and prevent inflammation. The benefits of ginger to overcome muscle pain has not been widely studied. Scientists from the University of Georgia said, feeling a warm ginger soothe ill effects.

The research team led by Patric O'Connor made two research to investigate the efficacy of ginger for 11 days. Ginger is used raw ginger and ginger to be heated. The respondents in this study were divided into two groups, namely that given a capsule containing raw or heated ginger and the rest received placebo capsules. Every day they have to drink the supplement.

Every day, the respondents were asked to do high impact sports are at risk of suffering from muscle pain in the arm. Apparently, the group taking supplements ginger muscle pain was reduced by 25 percent compared with the do not eat ginger.

Ginger supplements may not have consumed many people. Utilization of more ginger in the form of hot drinks. These drinks can be trusted wakau keeps your body fit to deal with stress, colds, and exhausting physical activity.

In China's traditional recipes, ginger is believed to strengthen the body while healing.

Cinnamon Lower Blood Sugar

Scent of cinnamon bark (cassiavera) make this plant to be excellent as a flavoring cakes and drinks. Recent years, scientists have managed to uncover other properties of cinnamon, which lower blood sugar.

Cinnamon or cinnamon contains various chemical compounds, namely the essential oil eugenol, safrole, also sinamaldehyde content, tannin, calcium oxalate, resins, and tanning.

According to dr Amarullah Dr. Siregar, cinnamon has a biomolecular effects in the pancreas. "Cinnamon contains a chemical compound called PTP1B is working to enable compound in pancreatic beta cells in a way to enable that function to produce insulin," he said.

Furthermore, the insulin will open the door of the red blood cells so that glucose can enter and converted into energy. Patients with diabetes type body sensitivity to insulin is reduced so that blood sugar levels remain high because they can not enter the cell.

PTP1B compounds will also work on alpha cell function helps the liver to produce glycogen. "These cells convert sugar into glycogen, or energy reserves," said Amarullah, an expert in naturopathic medicine.

He added that, unlike diabetes drugs directly reduce blood sugar, herbal remedies such as cinnamon to work in a way which optimizes the function of organs that are still good. "The increase in blood sugar levels just symptoms of the disorder of insulin. Its source is a pancreatic problem. Therefore, the pancreas functions must be repaired," he said.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, What's That?

Andi paused for a moment when I heard the doctors diagnose him carpal Tunnel syndrome. You also may rarely heard or never even knew carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Carpal Tunnel syndrome Actually what's this? This syndrome is a symptom of the pain, tingling, numbness in fingers or hands. Often the symptoms felt in the thumb index finger, middle finger, and half the ring finger. If you feel these symptoms include the four fingers and does not affect the little finger, think that you may be suffering from this syndrome.

Incidence of carpal Tunnel syndrome This could actually happen until around 1-3 cases per 1000 individuals per year. With a prevalence of approximately 50 cases per 1000 population in the general population. This incident can be increased by approximately 150 cases per 1000 individuals per year with a prevalence rate of more than 500 cases per 1000 individuals in certain groups who have a high risk of occurrence of this syndrome.

Many patients complain of goods fell by itself, or the inability to hold goods until they realized there was something wrong on their wrists or hands. Often these symptoms do not occur continuously, but occasionally can be lost or they arise and are usually associated with certain activities such as driving, reading the paper, paint and others.

This syndrome can occur in both hands even more frequently found in the dominant hand is used. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is not exactly lethal, but can cause a permanent damage of the median nerve function with the consequences of severe damage if not handled properly.

This syndrome generally occurs at around the age of 45-60 years and only 10 percent contained on individuals aged under 31 years old. The cause of this syndrome is usually associated with many factors.

Can not be denied, increasing age and genetic factors also play a role in the occurrence of this syndrome. Apart from a family of genetic conditions that have this disorder, some other medical condition suffered by an individual also can cause this syndrome, such as diabetes, thyroid disease, neuropathy.

Certain conditions of obesity and pregnancy can also cause it. Many individuals have this syndrome because it is often made repeatedly from a continuous motion such as typing or holding a computer mouse and clicking over and over. Not infrequently also accidents during exercise can also cause this syndrome.

To help reduce symptoms that occur here are a few tips that may be done at home, when you feel numbness or pain while doing activities, istirahatkanlah moment your hand or wrist long enough, chill your wrist about 10 to 15 minutes as much as 1 to two times within one hour.

Wear a wrist band that can prevent injury to your wrists and can help to keep your wrists in a neutral position and does not add to the burden of your median nerve.

Do not forget to see your doctor if symptoms do not improve after one or two weeks or even when your symptoms in the beginning was quite heavy. You will be given medication by your doctor if necessary.

Much Love, Healthier Children

Did you know that children are overflowing with a touch of love from his parents, especially mothers, children will grow into a happy, intelligent, and rarely sick.

Latest studies show children in early childhood experiences have long-term health effects, especially at risk for inflammation, which is an immune reaction by the body when attacked by disease.

"We already know that inflammation is very decisive way a disease and now want to look for is what determines the occurrence of inflammation," said lead researcher Steven Cole, a molecular biologist from the University of California, Los Angeles, United States.

To know the biological mechanism that occurs, the research team took blood samples 53rd adults who grew up in environments with low socioeconomic status. Half of the respondents admitted having a close relationship with their mother and sweet. While the rest said to do quite tenuous.

In the group that has close enough ties with the mother, was only found little genetic marker of inflammation. Genetic marker is a molecule that indicates that the gene has been actively into proteins, in which case the protein that contribute to inflammation.

Chronic inflammation triggers a variety of diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression and cancer.

The literature has shown a link between the risk of chronic disease in people with lower social status. So the results of this study strengthen the evidence, that the love and bonding with the mother will help the child through a stressful environment.

"The environment was a bad influence can even be reduced with proper nurture of parents," Cole said that her research results published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

Well, now it is time for us to rethink whether your baby enough love and attention? Warmth of family, especially mothers, is the capital child to grow into a healthy child, both physically and mentally.

Handling Bleeding in Eye

Direct trauma to the eye can follow the occurrence of bleeding inside the eye (hifema). This trauma can be caused by a blunt object caused by shock or because of sharp objects that penetrate the layer of the eye wall. If bleeding due to trauma, blood would normally be absorbed within a few days total.

Recurrence of bleeding in the eye can reduce vision and damage the cornea. Steps should be done is:

- Elevate your head and make the patient sleep with a healthy eye on the bottom.

- Cold compresses can help reduce swelling and relieve the pain of a black eye.

- On the second day, warm compresses can help the body absorb the accumulated blood.

- Immediately brought to the emergency room nearest hospital.

Your doctor will generally recommend that children undergoing hospitalization, especially when the bleeding again and again. If the skin around the eyes or skin on the eyelid experiencing tear, suturing can be done. Injuries are related to the tear ducts must be overcome by eye surgery. If there is tears in the eyes, given pain medication, drugs to keep the pupil is still widening and drugs to prevent infection.

- Usually used metal shields to protect eyes from further injury.

- Serious damage could cause impairment of vision function despite surgery.

Secure Processing Herbal Plants

Herbs are available in the form of fresh and dry. Parts of plants used varied, ranging from roots, rhizomes, stems, leaves, flowers, until the fruit. In order to extract the content of starch and efficacious compounds in plants can be utilized, this medicinal plant parts should be processed first.

There are several techniques to process medicinal plants, that is by boiling, brewing, and make it as a powder. In the book Herbal Indonesia nutritious, Scientific Evidence & How Racik, Trubus publication, mentioned when the boil herbal ingredients, it is important to note the use of container. Containers of iron and aluminum are not recommended because the toxins that can contaminate the material removed potions that are being made.

Tools to boil suggested is that anti-rust, clay, glass, or email. The second processing mode is by way of brewing, the herb is mixed with hot water without cooking process. This is usually used for home consumption of herbaceous flowers, such as roselle and fresh leaves.

Meanwhile, for practical reasons, herbs can be processed into powder form. Powder can be made from pure single plant or mixtures of several types of herbs.

According to naturopathy experts Dr.Amarullah Siregar, basically the use of herbs can be tailored to individual tastes. "Can eaten raw, juiced, boiled, or made soup. To reduce the bitter taste, you can also add honey or brown sugar," he explained.

Boiling is the use of herbal ways the easiest. According Amarullah, when aiming to maintain health, simple decoction should be consumed with no record of a history of certain diseases.

"Simple herbal concoction is not enough anymore if there are kelemhan in the body, either due to genetic factors or indeed a particular disease," he explained. In order to provide optimal benefits, should be consumed the herbal extract is in a form and have measurable dose.

One chooses herbal preparations can cause the plant is not working properly and does not feel his usefulness. Therefore, you should carefully study the efficacy and side effects of some herbs. If necessary, consult an expert.

Two-fold risk of Consumption Viagra, Hearing Loss

Danger indiscriminate drinking tonic re viagra found. If previous effect on heart disease and vision disorders, are now found Viagra may increase the risk of hearing loss doubled.

U.S. scientists conducted studies that found people who take Viagra to overcome erectile disorder have twice the chance of having hearing loss deaf alias.

These findings reinforce the warning at the same time drug regulatory authorities and the U.S. Food Administration (FDA) in 2007 about the side effects of Viagra.

Viagra drug use should be based on a doctor's prescription because of inappropriate consumption can cause danger. For example, if consumed together with medicines that contain nitrates for heart disease, because the effect produced can be mutually reinforcing.

In a recent study, the researcher Gerald McGwin of the University of Alabama, Birmingham School of Public Health, 40 American men take an example. The result, one of three people who ate viagara or other strong drugs such as Cialis and Levitra have a hearing loss.

This discovery has been reported in the journal Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. Yet researchers still will conduct further studies about the dangers of powerful drugs taken inappropriate doses.

Drug producer itself was warned the danger of hearing loss in the products sold. But according to Dr. James E. Saunders, ear specialist from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire, this discovery strengthens the more precisely the risk of hearing loss was suspected.

"Previously we only focus on sudden hearing loss," Saunders said as quoted by the Reuters on Thursday (20/05/2010).

Creative People and People with Mental Illness Have Same Brains

There are people who have a high level of creativity and ideas that no one else thought. But people like this are often suspected of suffering from mental illness. Is there a relationship of creativity with mental penyait?

Recent studies show the brain gives the same response to the chemical dopamine in patients with schizophrenia and also the people who are very creative.

The results showed a similarity between people who are very creative and with schizophrenia. These findings indicate that this type of creative people who may not be able to filter the information in his head like a normal person, so that creative people are better able to make connections to create unique ideas.

"Thinking outside the box (usual way) are likely to have less boxes intact or complete," said researcher Fredrik Ullen from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, as quoted from LiveScience, Thursday (05/20/2010).

The study found that the creative skills more commonly found in people who have mental illness in his family history. People like this are also associated higher risks of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Several studies have also found a link between creative ability and dopamine systems in the brain, namely the neural network was formed to respond to dopamine. However, the mechanisms regarding the relationship of dopamine and creativity remains largely a mystery.

Ullen and colleagues provide psychological testing on 14 participants with no history of mental illness in his family. This test is designed to measure creativity by asking participants to find different solutions to solve a problem.

Apparently, participants who do the job well and is very creative has a density of dopamine receptors in the brain, known as D2 receptors is lower. D2 receptors located in the thalamus region.

"Given that people with schizophrenia also have a low density of D2 in the thalamus of the brain. This shows the relationship between mental illness and creativity," said Ullen.

Parts of the brain has a function as the central thalamus relays (broadcasting again), to filter information before it reaches the cortex region and is responsible for cognition and reasoning abilities.

The results of this study have been published online on May 17, 2010 in the journal PLoS ONE.

How to Correct Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding for infants up to the origin can be carried out correctly. Lactating breast with one hand just to make the other side to stop producing milk, so it is better alternately between the left and right.

However, to obtain complete nutrition, move side to be done at the right time.

It seems trivial, because basically both sides of the breast can equally be used for breastfeeding. Using the right side and left only a matter of choice, but every choice has consequences themselves.

Always use the right side alone will make the left side stopped producing milk, and vice versa. Meanwhile, all too often move from one side to the other side was not much better.

"The correct way to breastfeed with both sides is to use one side until totally exhausted, only then move to the other side," said dr. Ni Wayan Ani Purnamawati, Sp.KJ. in the soft launch ceremony Lactation Clinic Koja Hospital in North Jakarta, Thursday (20/05/2010).

One side should be used until completely discharged, because there are two types of fluid milk did not come out simultaneously. The first type will come out first, ie 'first milk' the colored nodes.

"This early milk contains more protein, which is beneficial for cell growth in babies," said dr. Wayan.

The next Type is 'milk end' the white coloring and out lately. This second type according to Dr. Wayan contain more fat, functions to increase baby's weight.

"To get both, one side of the breast should be sucked up. If it is too often the move, can-can milk your baby receives only just beginning. The result is less weight," said dr. Wayan.

According to dr. Wayan, this recommendation applies also for mothers who breast milk because they do not have time to breastfeed their own. Both sides have to be milked in a balanced way, and each must reach out.

In addition, dr. Wayan also do not recommend to use only one side of the breast. Both sides must still be used interchangeably, so that everything still produce milk.

Neutralizing 'Fast Food'

The presence of fast food directly favored by the public because it is suitable for the modern lifestyle. Presentation mode quickly so everyone can eat while standing or walking, even the streets in a city park. For years it was almost instantaneous lifestyle walking, until they finally realize that fast food has made a number of obese people increased sharply.

Not only that, obesity can also become a very serious problem. In the United States for example, many cases of death associated with overweight problems. From various surveys and researches revealed, fans of fast food are also susceptible to coronary heart disease.

A study in France revealed, some types of foods such as almonds, avocados, blueberries, and raisins can be a bad bidder from a variety of content in fast food.

However, because of its neutralizing only, of course its best efforts to mitigate various risks due to excessive consumption of fast food is the awareness of healthy living by choosing the menu and set a healthy and balanced diet. Here's the complete description of these four ingredients:

Almon

Almonds have a high caloric nutrient ratio compared with other nuts. Although high-calorie, mostly single or no saturated fat. These include fats good fats that will not increase the risk of heart disease or cancer.

Research shows that almonds help lower cholesterol levels so that it can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Recent research indicates that 70-10 percent of almonds help lower LDL cholesterol levels (bad cholesterol).

Eating a handful of almonds (approximately weighing 28 grams) every day can be a natural anti-aging because they contain 35 percent of the total requirement of vitamin E. These vitamins proved able to maintain healthy cells and reduce the aging process.

Almonds contain enough magnesium, folate, vitamin E, fiber, and potassium needed to maintain heart health, as well as calcium and iron. The combination of nutrients and fiber in almonds makes a good food source for healthy eating arrangements. Almonds can be consumed directly or as a mixture of other ingredients, such as cake or bread.

Avocado

Avocados can lower cholesterol up to 8.2 percent, while the food is not greasy just 4.9 percent. Remarkably again, avocado can stabilize the levels of HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) because it contains monounsaturated substances (such mild fat) together with the fatty acid in olive oil.

Avocado leaves contain alcohol which is known as peluruh urine. The seeds can be used to lower blood glucose. Iron content of the avocado also has benefits for the body. This substance in the body serves as the oxygen-carrying pigment in blood. Oxygen is necessary to normalize the function of all body cells.

Kaliumnya content, according to several studies, is able to prevent the occurrence of stroke and coronary heart disease. This is possible because in the body, potassium plays makes the heart beat regularly, activate muscle contraction, control of water balance in tissue cells, and regulate blood pressure.

Way of utilization can be eaten directly or created juice. For juice, choose the type of avocado flesh and thick with a little sugar mixture.

Blueberries

This fruit is one type of food to beat wrinkles and strengthens the body. This fruit is packed with polyphenols, anti-oxidants which is very effective to combat cell damage caused by free radicals that occurs when the body burns oxygen.

Free radical production increases because a number of factors, among others, smoking and pollution. It is also associated with increased risk of heart disease and certain cancers. Free radicals also accelerate the aging process. Do not forget the consumption of blueberries with cereal or milk to stay fit and healthy.

Raisins

Not everyone knows the benefits of raisins. In fact, in addition to tasty, raisin-rich calories, fiber, and minerals. Which can be used as a snack food contains many anti-oxidants and fiber, and also good for oral health and dental.

Raisins (raisins] prepared by drying the grapes do not have seeds, mainly from virufera types, such as seedless zlwmpson. Grape seed types are not in addition, also has a thin skin, and smells and tastes very sweet. The fruit is easily dried, and does not need added sugar as a preservative. In California, 95 percent of raisin wine made from these species.

The process of drying grapes can be done naturally by sunlight or using the oven. The process of drying was done until it reaches the water content of 15-18 g and 68-70 g sugar per 100 g of raisins. Raisins are good to have blackish brown or golden color.

Research conducted from Weill Andrew J Dannenberg Cornell University Medical College-in mice showed, catechins (a type of phenolic nature as an anti-oxidant) in raisins can reduce the formation of tumors up to 70 percent. Anti-oksidannya can protect cells and inhibit oxidative damage so that the aging process, both in body and brain. Anti-oxidants are also important to protect the blood of cholesterol and fat oxidation process.

Contained oxidized fats in the blood will accumulate on artery walls and cause narrowing (atherosclerosis). Constriction of blood vessels that in turn can cause coronary heart disease, stroke and hypertension.

How To Be Healthy 'Workaholic'

Workaholic is not healthy. Maybe you so much trouble with the family more often spend time in the workplace. However, today, if not work harder, may be difficult to survive amid the competition of globalization.

See how to become healthy workaholics:

1. Take Time to Exercise

Have a regular schedule for exercise can keep the mood in the office when it is heated. Sports not only keep your body beautiful shape, but also relieve tension in the muscles and relaxes the mind. Try to get up early to run on a treadmill machine while watching the morning news.

2. Create a Spa at the Office

It is important to remain relaxed throughout the day. Massage is the best way to get rid of tension in the body. If it is difficult to get out of the office, try the machine a lot of massage chairs offered at the mall. Buy one and put it in the office. Sit down and let the machines work when the stress and tension was unbearable.

3. Select Hot Drinks

The workaholics know that caffeine can make them bear the old work. To be more delicious, serving coffee should always be warm. Now it's sold coffee that is connected to the USB on the computer to keep drinks warm.

4. Polar Family

According to the psychologists, the balance between personal life and work is fundamental to staying healthy. Try to count how many hours a day do you spend at the office each week. From the calculations, you will get a realistic picture of how your life is not balanced. Do not miss important events such as birthdays in the family of spouse and children, also anniversary.

5. Have a Hobby

Believe me, a hobby that not only belongs to the retirees. Hobbies is the best thing that makes workaholics to stop thinking about work.

6. Leave Work at the Office

Being a middle class family means nothing if you still hold the PDA to answer e-mails about work and unremitting giving instructions via cell phone. Create strict rules that make you leave all the trappings of work in the office. If necessary, you stay 15 minutes longer to answer all incoming e-mail. The family would appreciate your attention to them.

7. Simply Sleep

Sleeping enough will help you stay efficient even have to work late into the night. Conversely, a nap for 20 to 30 minutes can keep you in the peak hold. Recent research proves that a short nap is a great way to get energy back without any trouble sleeping at night.

8. Sort-select Work

Create a list of tasks you want to work all day. Be sure to prioritize tasks and continue to fix it. Create a limit to the number of tasks performed day and continued to obey it. Try to say "no" when offered the additional work on one project, especially when you do not want another project to be falling apart.

Vegetarian Free Diabetes?

Some research shows, the followers of the vegetarian (avoid foods of animal origin) decreased risk of death. For example, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and cancer. What about the risk of developing diabetes?

Dr. Aris Wibudi dr, Sp PD, KEMD, mentions, became followers of the vegetarian does not guarantee a person free from diabetes mellitus. "What must be considered is how much we eat carbohydrates. The population of India alone that many are vegetarians because their numbers remain high diabetes to consume rice," he explained.

In the body, all carbohydrates are eventually digested and absorbed in the blood circulation as sugar or glucose. The simpler the carbon of a carbohydrate chain, the more quickly converted into sugar.

Therefore, to compensate, Dr. Aris advised to consume carbohydrates together with foods that have a low glycemic load, ie high-fiber foods. "Composition in one plate should consist of 1 / 4 rice, 1 / 4 fibers, and the fourth protein," he explained.

Research shows, for the followers of vegetarians may be healthier and longer life considering a vegetarian lifestyle are often accompanied by other healthy lifestyle, such as not smoking, exercising regularly, and do not consume alcohol.

Right Bed, Healthy Backs

Talking about the sound quality of sleep will not far from the quality of the bed. A good bed is not only able to eliminate body fatigue, but also maintain the quality of spinal health.

According dr.Coralee Van Egmond, director of the International Association chiropractors, sleeping mats that support health is the same backbone with backbone lines. "The backbone should be in a natural position during sleep so that muscles do not fatigue," he said in a press conference Healthy Sleep Seminar organized by King Koil in Jakarta, some time ago.

Back pain is not the issue crumbs. This disease causes a lot of losses because it reduces the productive time. Figures for this loss is caused by chronic back pain and was not treated properly.

"According to a survey in America, the majority of people say that their back pain is reduced after they changed the bed," said Coralee. Therefore, there are some things to note before buying the place to sleep, among others choose the mattress or mattress is able to sustain proportional sehingga tubuh secara belakang bones can rest in a natural posisi.

Mattress that is too dense or too soft are also not recommended because it can fatigue muscles. Mattress is too hard or too soft can not sustain the body, especially in the arch so well that can cause back pain.

"If the mattress is too soft, when we'll wake up feeling tired because the spine so curved to follow the mattress," he said. Therefore, choose a mattress that fight straight to the bone.

The best sleeping position is tilted or lying supine with a pillow propped neck. Sleeping on his stomach is not recommended because it can make a stiff neck muscles and lungs can not breathe properly.

Comfortable bed will accommodate a quality sleep because when the body is not stiff after waking up, then this condition will make the body feel fresh.

Problems in the Male Sperm

How important sperm functions in a process of pregnancy. Thus, defects in sperm can lead to disruption of male reproductive function. Many cases occur in men are:

• Number of Sperm

Fluid released during ejaculation man called semen during intercourse. Normal volume of about 2-5 ml of semen. "The liquid cement is white pearl and distinctive unpleasant smell with a pH of 7-8," said dr. Bowo. Now, the volume of semen is considered abnormally low if less than 1.5 ml. Cement volume exceeded 5 ml was also considered abnormal.

The semen is the number of spermatozoa is the determinant of the success of obtaining offspring. Normal, the number spermatozoanya approximately 20 million / ml. In the case of a man found less spermatozoa (oligozoospermia) or even not found in sperm cells at all (azoospermia).

Except for sperm cells in semen have other substances originating from the glands of male reproduction. Substances that serve the food supply and maintain the quality of sperm that can survive to get into the female reproductive tract.

• Abnormalities of shape (morphology).

Normal sperm is shaped like tadpoles. Consists of head, body and tail. Abnormalities such as small head or a tail will not affect the movement of sperm. This will certainly complicate the sperm reaches the egg cell.

• Movement Weak

To reach the egg, sperm cells must be able to make the long journey. It is also the determinant of conception. The number of sperm cells is sufficient, if not accompanied by normal movement, making the sperm cells will not reach the egg. Conversely, despite the number of small but fast moving, can reach the egg.

Case of weak sperm movement (asthenozoospermia) is often encountered. Sometimes even dead spermatozoa (necrozoospermia). Movement of spermatozoa were divided into four categories:

1. Moving fast and straight forward
2. Slow and difficult to move straight forward
3. Not moving forward (moving in place)
4. Immobile.

Normal sperm is said to have a normal movement with a category of greater than or equal to 25% or categories b greater than or equal to 50%.

Normal spermatozoa separated from each other and move according to each direction. Under certain circumstances, abnormal spermatozoa huddled together, bind to one another, and immobile. "Things are said to occur agglutination," explained Tri Bowo. Agglutination can occur due to the immunological disorder in which an egg cell sperm cell declined.

• Fluids too thick Cement

Semen is too thick resulting sperm cells hardly move. Conception was so difficult because sperm cells can not successfully reach the egg. In normal cases, when diejakulasikan, fluid in the form of a thick cement will melt (liquefaction) between 15-60 minutes.

• Stuffy Channels

The ejaculate, sperm from the testicles to the penis out through the channel is very smooth. If the channels were blocked, the sperm can not get out. Generally this is due to trauma to the conflict. Could also be due less to maintain genital hygiene so enrich the life of a virus or bacteria.

• Damage Testes

Testis can be damaged by viruses and other infections, such as mumps, gonorrhea, syphilis, and so forth. To note, the testes are sperm factories. Thus, health must be maintained. After all, the healthy testicle will produce both sperm quality and quantity.

The testes are very sensitive. Very easily influenced by outside factors. If the testis is interrupted, sperm production could be disrupted. Maybe when exposed, he remained out of sperm. It's just without the sperm cells (azoospermia).

Impotence Drugs Cause Hearing Loss

The men who take anti-impotence drug in the long term to be reminded of the dangers of hearing loss. The results of this study concluded from a study of 11 525 men aged above 40 years who consume anti-impotence drug class phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-51).

Anti-impotence drugs using PDE-51, among others, the drug sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra).

In 2007, the U.S. food and drug agency (FDA) announced its anti-impotence drug manufacturers to list the side effects of hearing loss in the label. This new rule was issued after several cases of hearing loss after taking the drug class of PDE-51.

Epidemiological experts from the University of Alabama, Professor Gerald McGwin, recently published the results of epidemiological studies about the link between drug PDE-51 with hearing loss. Epidemiology is the study which relates the distribution of the disease or condition in a population that may be related to certain factors.

The study did not find a direct link between the drug-PDE 51 with a hearing loss, but was shown a link between the two. The study found that several other conditions that may lead to hearing loss.

'Although there are limitations of this study, but patients who take anti-impotence drugs are asked to pay attention to signs and symptoms of decreased hearing function. Immediately seek medical help to avoid permanent disruption, "said McGwin.

PDE-51 was originally created to treat pulmonary hypertension, but is now widely used to treat erectile dysfunction. McGwin says there may be biological mechanisms of how these drugs cause hearing loss.

"How it works PDE-51 in patients with impotence were increased blood flow to certain tissues in the body. There were allegations of possible effects on the membrane at the same hearing. Increasing the blood circulation in the ear can cause hearing loss indeed," he said.